FBI Agent Details Mob Life At Philly Mob Trial

John P. Martin at the Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the testimony of Joaquin Martin, an FBI special agent who went undercover and investigated organized crime, at the Philadelphia organized crime trial.

Joaquin Garcia was an appropriate witness for a mob trial on Halloween.
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Over two years, the Cuban-born FBI agent donned the most convincing disguise: Jack Falcone, a Miami-bred thief and scam artist who became such a trusted associate that a Gambino crime family captain proposed Falcone's induction as a made member.
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On Wednesday, federal prosecutors at the trial of the alleged leaders of the Philadelphia mob cast Garcia in another role. He was the professor, the expert with real-life experience enlisted to provide jurors an inside look at La Cosa Nostra and to interpret its members' conversations at secretly recorded gatherings.
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Garcia described the induction process, the hierarchy, and the way the mob makes its money."The source of their power is intimidation," Garcia said under questioning from Assistant U.S. Attorney David Fritchey. "The source of their power is their ability to conduct violence in furtherance of their objectives."
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He also weighed for jurors the significance of reputed Philadelphia mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi's trip to a North Jersey restaurant in 2010. There, Ligambi met with John Gambino, a captain representing the administration of the New York crime families.
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